Welcome to Midway ...

So far, we found very little information about Midway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Midway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Midway, please Contact Us.

Midway would have been located within present day Defiance County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Midway, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Midway is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Midway was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Midway was located: 419 & 567<4>

Communities Also Named Midway ...

While we believe that this Midway is located in Defiance County, we know of another 8 Ohio communities named Midway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Belmont, Darke, Guernsey, Lucas, Madison, Meigs, Miami and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 263 communities that are also named Midway - they are located in Alabama (14), Arizona (2), Arkansas (16), British Columbia, California (4), Colorado (7), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (12), Idaho (3), Illinois (8), Indiana (5), Iowa (5), Kansas (11), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (6), Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (7), Missouri (9), Montana (3), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico (5), New York (2), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Oklahoma (6), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (8), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (21), Texas (28), Utah, Virginia (10), Washington (3), West Virginia (6) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Midway.

Communities near Midway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Midway.

• Defiance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <5>
• Napoleon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
• Archbold
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <5>
• Paulding
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <5>
• Leipsic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <5>
• Deshler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <5>
• Stryker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
  • Stryker is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <5>
• Liberty Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
  • Liberty Center is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Center <5>
• Continental
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <5>
• Holgate
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
  • Holgate is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holgate <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Midway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Midway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Midway. See our Newspapers Page for Midway.

Adding Midway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Midway in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Midway was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Midway on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Midway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Defiance County: www.defiance-county.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/